Rail-fastener.



A. SZABADOS'.

BAIL FASTBNER. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6, 1911.

1,021,954, Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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A. SZABADOS.

RAIL FASTENER- APPLICATION. FILED 001. e, 1911.

1,021,954. Patented Apr. 2,1912.

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ANTONY szAnAnos, 0E NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, AssIeNoE. oE

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RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912,

Application filed October 6, 1911. Serial No. 653,142.

nish a tie with a novel chair for supporting a rail, and to provide the rail chair with a fastener that will positively retain a rai thereon. A

Other objects of my invention are to provide a chair that can be easily and quickly secured to a tie to prevent the rail from injuring the tie, and to accomplish the above results by a mechanical construction that is strong and durable.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention resides in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rail clamp partly broken away and partly in section, and Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional View of the same.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a rail chair adapted to be secured upon the upper surface of a tie 2 to support a rail 3. As the ends of the rail chair are identical in construction, I deem it only necessary to describe the fastener upon one side of the rail, it'being understood that the fastener upon the opposite side is similar in construction, but arranged wherebyit will engage the base flange of the rail adjacent to one side of the tie, while the fastener upon the opposite side of the rail engages the base flange of the rail,adjacent to the opposite side of the tie, as best shown in Fig. 3.

The rail chair 1 has the ends thereof enlarged, as at 4 to provide transverse shoulderls 5 and one of the base flanges of the ra1 tudinal pocket 6 and a longitudinal groove 7, the bottom of said groovehaving a vertical spike opening 8 with the material bordering upon the front and rear edges of the opening beveled, as at 9 to provide clearance for the head 10 of a spike driven through said opening into the tie 2. a

Mounted upon the enlargement 4 over the pocket 6 is a guide plate 11, preferably secured to the enlargement 4 by screws or other fastening means 12. This plate has a longitudinal slot 13 with the closed end of said slot recessed, as at 14. Adjacent to the recess 14 is a vertical opening 15, for a purpose that will presently appear.

Slidably mounted in the pocket 6 is a fastener member 16 having the side walls thereof longitudinally slotted, as at 17 to provide clearance for the plate 11 and the The enlargement 4 provides a longi- I longitudinal edges of the slot 13 of said' plate.

of the rail 3, and that portion of the member 16 which extends under the base flange is cut away, as at 19 to interlock with the end 20 of a filler plate 21 arranged between the member 16 and the inner end of the pocket 6. 'The outer end of the member 16 has the underneath side thereof cut away, as at 22 to ride upon the seat 23 of the pocket 6, and the upper surface of the member 16 The pin is also employed to retain the member 16 in an unlocked position, with the spring 25 under tension, while the rail 3'is being placed upon the chair. The pin in this instance extends through the opening 26 into the opening 15 of the plate 11. As an additional means for retaining the rail chair upon the tie 2, a clamp is employed, comprising two members 28 and 29. The

The inner end of the member 16 is. cut away, as at 18 to receive the base flange former is L-shaped and is adapted to extend under the tie 2 with the prong 30 of said member engaging in the bottom of the tie. The vertical portion of the member 28 has the outer side thereof provided with ratchet teeth 31 and engaging said ratchet teeth is a toothed locking block 32. The member 29 has a prong 33 adapted to engage in the upper surface of the tie 2, and the vertical portion of said member has a slot 34 and side walls 35 inclosing the block 32 and the vertical portion of the member 28. The slot 34 provides clearance for a pin 36 mounted in the block 32, and encircling said pin between the block 32 and the inner side of the member 29 is a coiled compression spring 37 that normally retains the toothed block 32 in engagement with the ratchet teeth 31 of the member 28. The side walls 35 are bent inwardly, as at 38 to engage in grooves 39 provided therefor in the vertical portion of the member 28, whereby said member will be guided relatively to the member 28. The member 28 has a lateral extension or tongue 40 adapted to extend into the groove 7 of the rail chair and cooperate with the spike 10 in holding the rail upon the tie. 7

It is preferable to install the rail chair and the clamps prior to placing the rail 3 in position, as the distance between the shoulders 5 is suflicient to permit of the rail being adjusted to meet with the required gage ofthe track. After the rail is placed upon a chair, it is an easy matter to remove the pins 27 and release the fastener members, and then lock said members to positively retain the rail in position.

In some instances, the spikes 10 can be dispensed with.

WVhat I claim is 1. In a rail fastener, the combination with a tie and rails, of a rail chair mounted upon said tie at each end thereof and adapted to support one of said rails, said chair having the ends thereof provided with enlargements with each enlargement having a pocket and a groove formed therein, aspring pressed fastener member located in each groove and adapted to engage the base flanges of said rail, a plate mounted upon each enlargement of said chair and adapted to guide the fastener members thereof, a pin adapted to lock each fastener member in engagement with said rail, and means for securing said chair to said tie.

2. In a rail fastener, the combination with a tie and rails, of a rail chair at each end of said tie and adapted to support a rail, said chair having the ends thereof enlarged and provided with pockets and grooves, plates mounted over the grooves of the enlargements of said chair, fastener members arranged within the pockets of the enlargements of said chair and adapted to be guided by said plates to engage said rail, pins for locking said fastener. members in engagement with said rail, and means including adjustable clamps adapted to retain said chair in engagement with said tie.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ANTONY SZABAD-OS.

Witnesses:

CHAS. S. SPENon, JAMES B. STEWART.

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